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पञ्चलक्षण

पांच लक्षणों वाला पुराण

purana characterised by five topics

Monier–Williams

पञ्चलक्षण — {lakṣaṇa} mfn. possessing 5 characteristics (said of the Purāṇas, which ought strictly to comprehend 5 topics, viz. the creation of the universe, its destruction and renovation, the genealogy of gods and patriarchs, the reigns of the Manus, and the history of the solar and lunar races)##n. a Purāṇa or mythological poem W##{-vidhi} m. N. of wk